DAVID DE GEA is happy to remain at Manchester United as long as they qualify for the Champions League, according to Gaizka Mendieta.

De Gea has been heavily linked with a return to Spain this summer with Real Madrid hot on the keepers trail.

The 24-year-old is yet to commit his future to United by signing a new contract at Old Trafford and Real are said to want the former Atletico man as the long-term successor to Iker Casillas.

From what I know, David De Gea is happy to stay at Manchester United.

Gaizka Medieta

United failed to qualify for Europe's top competition last season under David Moyes and it is thought that De Gea may have been waiting to see how the Red Devils' season panned out before making a decision.

But Mendieta believes that with United on track to make the top four under Louis van Gaal, De Gea is now happy to stay.

He told talkSPORT: "Manchester United is a club, as a player, you want to play for.

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David De Gea has been offered a new deal at Manchester United

"If they qualify for the Champions League, that's important as a player.

"From what I know, David De Gea is happy to stay at Manchester United."